Basugaon

Town in Assam, India

26°28′N 90°24′E / 26.47°N 90.4°E / 26.47; 90.4Country

IndiaStateAssamDistrictChirangGovernment

• BodyBasugaon Municipal BoardElevation

47 m (154 ft)Population

(2019)

• Total27,350Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

783372

Vehicle registrationAS-26 (Chirang) AS-19 (Bongaigaon)

Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town in Chirang District of Assam, India. It is an industrial town and a Municipal Board area. It is a neighbourhood of Bongaigaon UA, and it is situated approximately 180 km from Guwahati City in the western part of the Lower Assam Region. The name of this town is derived from its high bamboo plantation and bamboo market basically "basu" or "bash" means bamboo and "gaon" means village that is Basugaon, 'The village of bamboo'.

Popular temples

Raja Thakur Mandir
Sri Basudev Gauriya Math, Basugaon
Kali Bari, chalk bazar
Govinda Bari
Ram Krishna Ashram
Shiv Bari
Pagla Bastav, Bijoygaon
Basugaon Shasan Kali Mandir
Durga Bari
Satsang Kendra, Basugaon, Rajacharang
Basugaon Bhutiapara Shive Mandir, Basugaon
Khatal Para Shri Shri Kali mandir

Education

Schools

There are a good number of schools, but those providing secondary education are few. Renowned among them are:

Basugaon Higher Secondary School
Netaji Subhas Vidyaniketan Higher Secondary School, Basugaon (Subhas Nagar)
Raja Ajit Narayan Dev Girls' High School, Goglapara, Basugaon
St. Xaviers Residential School, Nichinapara, Basugaon
St. Francis Convent High School, Hekaipara, Basugaon
Vivekananda Budsland Academy, Basugaon
Bijoygaon High School, Bijoygaon, Basugaon
Ganpith Jatia Vidyalaya, Basugaon
Geolang High School, Ranchaidham, Basugaon
JNV, Kokrajhar
Gurukul National Senior Secondary School, Basugaon
Kidzee
Basugaon Town J.B. School
Rajacharang LP School

Colleges

Basugaon college
Basugaon Junior College

Art School

Sangeet Shikhya & Chitrakala kendra, Basugaon (Affiliated to Bangiya Sangeet Parishad,Hawrah(Kolkata) & Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapith, Lucknow)
S.K. Art Academy, Basugaon (Affiliated to Bangiya sangeet kala kendra,Beadon Steet kolkata).
Sarada Chitrakala Kendra, Basugaon West Goglapara ward no. 4

Transport

Rail

Basugaon falls under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways. There are two stations in Chirang District – Basugaon and Bijni. Basugaon Station is the nearest station for New Bongaigaon Jn. is considered to be the Adarsh Station of India (a railway flyover is under construction).

Roadways

National Highway 31 connects Basugaon with the states Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. National Highway 37 from Goalpara in Assam to Dimapur in Nagaland traverses the entire length of Assam and connects Basugaon with almost all the major cities of Assam including the cities of Jorhat and Dibrugarh. National Highway 31C connects Basugaon to Guwahati and National Highway 37 also connects Basugaon with Guwahati.